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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-20

stone," she sa. =, while l made a des-
perate effort to control myself
81 couldn't think what was the mat
ter. - said |.
.'Ah, dear Coplestone, l forge how
sensitive you are"
He eyed me very narrowly. and with
a strange look of suspicion. ut is
curious how keen the faculties become
when one cannot see. Is it not sol?
You looked as if you had seen some
thing rather surprising"
He gazed very iixedly at me as he
spoke.
"Ah, DOCTOR" said |. ''yon don't
make allowance for the Imagination. =
1.-The imagination. he said, pointed
ly, requires to be very carefully con-
trolled. May l join you, Miss Beau
foy?"
..Most certainly"
And Plowitz continued to watch me
in way which became positively in
supportable, the more so as | dared
not notice or resent it. 1t had the
effect of driving me to my own room
very early. and leaving Plowitz to con-
fer alone with the Basilisk-a confer
ence which l felt sure would bode
neither me nor Mary any good.
FRO BE CONTINUED
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Couldn't be BIuffed.

A certain young man, being out of
employment, requested ola former en-
ployer a letter of recommendation to
aid him in securing a situation. The
letter was written and handed to the
applicant, who was totally unable to
read it, as was every other person to
to whom it was shown. A friend adj
vised him to take it to printing office
where it would be deciphered, as COM
positors are noted for being able to
make out the very worst specimens of
chirography. 1t was given to the com
positOrs in various printing establish
ments, and in turn given without being
deciphered. At last, as a forlorn hope,
it was given to chemist who makes up
a great many prescriptions, and who
has the reputation of being able to read
anything, The man of drugs took the
scroll; gazed at it long and thought
fully, and finally seized an empty bottle
and then made raid around the shop.
taking some fluid of various colOrs
from sundry bottles. and finally shak-
ing the compound vigorously; then;
handing it to the possessor of the letter
of recommendation, he remarked to the
much astonished individual. Two
shillings, please, and very good cough
mixture it Is.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-20
Neglect Of Cbilaren.l

/ am sadly conscious that thousands
of mothers are so oyerburdened that
the actual demands of life. from day to
day. consume all their time and strength.
But .of two evils choose the least
and which would you call the least, am
unpublished stove, or an untaught boy ?
Dirty windows or IA child whose conf
deace you have failed TO gain? Cob
webs in the corner. or son over whose
soul a crust has formed so strong that
you despair of melting it with your hot
tears and your fervent prayers?
] have seen woman who was abSo
lutely ignorant 1 her children's habi
of thought, who never felt tina. she
could spare a half hour to read or talk
with them-I have seen this woman
take ten minutes in ironing sheet
there were six in the washing-one
hour in fiuting the rufiles and arrang-
ing the puffs of her little girls '.sweet
white suit thirty minutes i'm polishing
tins which We're already bright and
clean; forty minutes in frosting and
decorating cake for tea, because
company was expected.
When that mother-a good orthodox
Christian-shall appear before the
Great White Throne, to be judged for
1.-The deeds done in the body" and to
give in her report of the Masters treas
ures placed in her care-there viii be
questions and answers like these;
Where are the boys and girls l gave
thee?"
lord, ] was busy keeping my house
clean and in order, and my children
wandered awayr'
"Where vert thou while thy sons
and thy daughters were learning lessons
of dishonesty, malice and impurity?"
lord, | was polishing furniture, and
rufliing dresses and making beautiful
rugs!''
"What hast thou to show for thy
life?''
1.-The tidiest house. Lord, end the
best starching and ironing in all our
neighborhood!'
Oh, these children! these childrenl
The restless, eager boys and girls
whom we love more than our lives
Shall we devote our time and strength 10
that which perisheth, while the rich
garden of our childs soul lies neglected,
with foul weeds choking out all
worthy and beautiful growths? Shall
we eXalt the incidentals of life to the
rank of a purpose, to the shutting out
of that work whose results reach be-
yond the stars?
Fleeing! Oh, Mother! are the days of
childhood; and speckless windows.
snowy linen, the consciousness that
everything about the house is faultlessly
bright and clean. will be poor com
fort in that day wherein we shall dis
cover that our boys feet have chosen
the path that shall take him out of the
way to all eternity. Harriet d. Morris
tn VOmdR'S Journal.
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An Empress .Ameag.1.anat,cs


Empress Elizabeth of Austria-Hun-
gary recently visited the Vienna agnatic
asylum with the wife OF Priaea- Kari
Theodore. her brother. the famous
oculist. Nearly all the mad men- and
women recognized The upresS.~who
had visited the phee hefore, ana seu-
eral nOblemen kissed her hands. white
the women7 kneft 10 reCpEe9 her bless
ing. One lunatic approached. lur
Majesty and said: No one would
ever think you were graudmuther.Y
There was such touch of flattery
combined with the opposite sentiment in
this that the Empress broke into up
roarious laughter. and asked the
lunatic's name and if She We're durable.
She was told she was. and her Majesty
Immediately ordered that anything the
woman wanted should be charged to
the imperial purse.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-20

1t is not generally known that a
little gold mining is done in Scotland.
Gold Is found in small quantities on
the property of theiLead His Silver
lead Mining Il Smelling Company
Qimited) in Lanarkshire, and Lord
H0petoun, whose marriage was cele-
brated recently, received as wedding
present from the miners a nugget of
$50 grains. Lady Hopetoun now
wears a wedding and keeper ring made
out of this .ugget, and the share
holders hope to have their dividends
increased some day by the silverlead
running into Scotch gold.
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44L.IO5
Portland. ne.

MAJOR 5 b. ABBOTT Springfield. No..
in 1871 was afflicted with tune bacE.
Rheumatism aud Kidney trOHb-
q. Consulted the very lest physicians IN
san Francisco. ami visited all the mineral
springs there Zoos health trip 10 the
New EnEsnl States bat for seven years
suffered constantly fram hi malay.
NLIsh Inst esilrei It's firight'~ disease.
After u-ing a couple dozen bottles q Warn
ers SAEE Cure AMI two Il SAFE Plts. he
wrote. Ny bsea aut Kidneys are with
out pain. and. thank GYl, I owe il all
to Warner Sab Remedies
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-20
The New Drinking Device

"What is that small book entitled
.Tanglewood Tales, by Hawthorne.
obout. l see sticking out of your pocket
there?" inquired Smitherkins of his
alter ego, BoOdleby.
Nothing. only a little treatise.
showing the effect of liquor on the
human system. Consume of its con-
tents, " answered b.. and simultaneously
he touched spring in the false bottom
of the bogus volume. and there popped
forth a suspicious-hask.
That's first-rate brandy" remarked
S. on taking a swig, ''but there ought
to be a trifiing change in the name of
the work.
.What TO. chummieg
/" .Tanglefoot Tales I'''-Ranabler.
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I.e2I.2i6
I.I49I22 Pennsylvania,

+. MAYER lO2O y 18th St. ST Louis, Me-
afflicted with tired feelings. dizziness.
and pain across the back, and lost appetite.
Vas -allow and care-worn all the time.
The doctors failing he began the use Of
Warmers SAFE Cure, and reports, II reel
like a Fighting cock"
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ExrrRPArlNe THE CATTLE PLAGUE.

In reply to a resolution OF the House Of Re-
presentatives Commissioner Colman Of rhe De-
partment OF Agriculture sets forth the difficulties
that have been encountered in efforts to extir-
pate pleuro-pneumnoia among cattle in the
West. In the present state Of the law the Ma
tioual authorities can do scarcely anything in
dealing with this matter within State except
cooperate with State Authorities under State laws
IL local regulations and methods are inadequate
nothing can be done to make them more efficient.
Mr.. Colman urges the necessity OF granting to
his depar'ment'' power TO carry out the measures
required for extirpating pieuro-pneumonia I'M
trammeled by State laws or State authorities, is
il il expected TO promptly suppressed disease
II il greatly 10 be feared that Congress viii find
constitutional limitations to its authority in the
way of granting any such power to deal sum
marily with a local cattle disease, however Sc
rious. but it is quite time that State authorities
realized the necessity Of prompt and vigorous
action on their own part for suppressng such-a
contagion. The effective way is the only eco
omica way. aud that means that all infected cat
tie and all cattle that have been EXPOSED to in
fection should be speedily slaughtered.
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AN EXTRAORDINARY OFFER
To all Wanting Employment.

We want Live, Energetic and Capable
Agents in every county in the United
States and Canada, to sell a patent article
of great merit, ON ITS MERITS. An article
having a large sale, paving over 100 per cent.
profit, having no competition, and on which
the agent Is protected in the exclusive sale
by deed given for each and every county
he may secure from us. With all these adj
vantages to our agents and the fact that it
is an article that can be sold to every house
owner, 1t might not lie necessary to make an
EXTRAORDINARY uFFER' to secure good
agents at once, but we have concluded to
make II to show, not only our confidence in
the merits of our invention, but in its sala-
bllty by any agent that will handle it with
energy Our agents now at work are max
ing from $50 to to 500 a month clear and
this fact makes it safe for us to make our
offer to ali who are out of employment. Any
agent that will give our business thirty
days trial and fail to clear at least 500 in
this time, ABOVE ALL EXPENSES, can return
all goods unsold to Us and we Will refund
the money paid for them Any agent or
general agent who would like ten or more
counties and work them through sub-agents
for ninety days and fail to clear at least $3.50
ABOVE ALL EXPENSES can return all unsold
goods and get their money back. No other
employer Of agents ever dared to make such
offers, nor would we if we did not know that
we have agents now making more than
double the amount we guaranteed and but
two sales day would give profit of over
sl23 month, and that one of our agents
took eighteen orders in one day Our
descriptive circulars explain our offer fully,
and these we wish to send to everyone out
of employment who viii send us three one
cent stamps for postage. Send at once and
secure the agency in time for the boom, and
go to work on the terms named in our ex-
traordinary offer We would like TO have
the address of all the agents, sewing ma
chine solicitors and carpenters in the
country, and ask any reader of this paper
who reads this offer, TO send at once the
name and address of all such they know.
Address at once or you VIII lose the best
chance ever offered to those out of employ
ment to make money.
RENNER MANUFACTURING Co,
1l6 Smithteld St, Pittsburg, Pa
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GerrNmander.

This term came into use in 1911 in
Massachusetts. where for several years
previous the Federal and Demo
cratic parties stood nearly equal.
In that year the Democratic party,
having a majority in the Legis-
lature determined to district the State
anew that those sections which gave a
large number of Federal votes might be
brought into one district. The result
was that the Democratic party carried
everything before them at the following
election, although it appeared by the
votes returned that nearly two-thirds of
the voters We're Federalists. Elbridge
Gerry was the instigator of this plan,
which was therefore called Gerrymander-
ing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-20

HOstetter's Stomach Bitters are emphat-
ically a genial restorative. The changes
which this great botanic remedy produces
in the disOrdered organization are always
agreeably, though surely progressive, never
abrupt and violent. On this account it is
admirably adapted to persons Of delicate
constitution and weak nerves, to whom the
powerful mineral drugs are positively inIu-
riOus. That it initiates those processes
which result in the establishment OF
healthful vigOr is conspicuOusly shown IN
cases where it is taken to overcome that
fruitful cause of debility, Indigestion,
coupled, as it usually is, with biliOusness
and constipation. Thorough digestion, reg
ular evacuation and abundant secretion are
results which promptly and invariably at
tend its systematic use. 1t is, besides, the
best protective against malaria, and first
rate diuretic.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-20
HER ANSWER.

81 am going to be married, y he softly said
She looked up in swift surprise.
The color from out of her bright face fed,
The light grew dim in her eyes.
'sYou' re going 10 be married, :" she echoed Low
Her voice had a steady tone;
~ hope you'll be happy where'er you 60"
4 cough hid little moan.
Tknow that your bride win be good and true,
You never could love any other.m
She steadily looked in his eyes, dark blue;
= tender you joy, my brother"
sim going to be married is, hope
To be, though hardly know
Dear love, shall longer pine and mopel
l tremble for fear of No."
The color that out of her face had fed
Came back with deeper hue:
"Nhy, isn't il funny she slyly said,
''Tqat I'm to be married, too4'
-R0r6Hry AdU0cats
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Kansas City,
1880

MRS PROF E. !. WOLF Gettysburg. Pa,
Wife Of the FL. Of the Lutheran Q445fsrlg),
begun to decline with Pulmonary Consum-
pti0n. lover 80 per cent Of ALI cases Of
Consumption are caused Ivy diseased kid
neys.l De>pdis'ed oT' firing. After
thorough course Of treatment with Warmers
SsFE Cure, she writes, II am pelTe city
WeU."
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ing the butter yalse ofthe mix as when cream
i taken Tor the test. A novice could hardly be-
ieYe u stili 4 has been proved that the samples
OF milk toh the amount OF bntter from about
4,DVD pounds of milk so closely that oIe-fourth
OF pound added to or subtracted from each
patrons credit for bniter would make a greater
variation than the test made between the report
and the actual weightkof Sattor a. packed In The
tubs. There u no waste OF product through the
oil-test ehurn. because the amount taken Is so
small tnat II can be returned Ia the creal-vat as
soon a. the rule has been applied. aud. it has no
aPprec iaDle effect on the quality OF the mass Of
butter. When the large Jars were used and the
butter from each was weighed separately il had
10 be packed rs loweT-grsde article The
milk-testng method il now so exact that il was
relied on 10 test the cows that were exhibited
AZ The late Mlnnosoia and Iowa State Falrs
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"Hope on, hope ever" How many deli
cate ladies there are who, while they attend
to their daily duties. do so with aching
heads, a sense of fullness, pain in the back
and depressed spirits, who are ''only keeping
about" as the phrase is. Some day they 'gO
into a decline" and leave their children
motherless. To such we would say, "Cheer
up Timely use of DR. Pierce's "FavOrite
Prescription corrects all female irregular
tiles, weaknesses, and kindred affections
easily, pleasantly and quickly.
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OIL TEST FOR CREAM OR MILK.

A correspondent Of the Rural New Yorker
writing from Cedarsburg, Wis, after detailing
the trouble experienced in cooperative dairy
ing. in ascertaining the real butter-making value
OF each patrons cream. and the utter impossible
ity OF doing so under the gauge system. and
which was followed by the test churn system,
which also proved Objectionable descr bes The
oil test system, now generally in use. as fol-
lows:
s.Then came the oil-test chun, which was
operated liu very much smaller glass jars or
tubes-l6 inches long and only seven eights Of
an inch inside diameter. Each OF these Is filled
just half full with a sample Of each mans cream,
to s mark on the tube, and then ali are churned
at once. or from fifty TO 200 81 once, according
to the number of PATROLS Of the factory and the
capacity of the test churn used. The tubes are
then plunged in water a. so degrees. when the
butter fat rises 70 the top, and scale and rule
dete rhine with essential exactness the weight
Of butter in the cream taken from the farmer on
the day corresponding, by the per cent Of fat 10
the specimen The test 20 exact aud reliable
that all criticism Is substantially superseded.
II DEGREES justice between rich and poor mix.
and makes skimming 10 make bulk simply a
loss OF skim-m:lk IL leaves each owner az full
liberty to exercise his choice Of breeds. and
gives exact pay for the butter contributed to
the pool
s.Latero on has come the oil-t estchurn in which,
in tubes Of the same size. mix II used instc ad
OF cream. With these, the butter value OF milk
can be determined 81 il IL delivered al factories
for making either butter or cheese. In the lat
ter case. the cheese making value Of milk is de-
e rmined from the butter value (which is near
enough though both might be deter
mined, for the caseine is separated a. well a.
the fat In using milk in the tubes. they are
filed the same as when cream il tested, aud
then set in ice-wster till full separation Of the
cream is effected. which is then churned the
same az when cream is used. OF course, there
is less butter than from the same bulk Of cream.
but so fine and exsct are the scale and rule that
essentially the salne answer IL obtained touch
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-20
Did IL Only Once.

ibid you ever" said one preacher
to another. ..stand at the door after
your sermon and listen to what people
said about i as they passed out?''
Replied he: II did once''--a pause
and a sigh-''but III never do it
again. ="
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S46.946
Detroit,

MRS. TIIOS. SCHMIDT wife Of the Vice
Consul Of Denmark % Wall st New Yorkl
reported that her little son. sfter al attack
Of DiDhtheFific Sore Throat eight
years ago. was afflicted with Bright's Dis
case in advanced form by the advice q
benI Christensen, Of DTexel. Morgan s
Co. Bankers. New York. she prescribed
Warmers SAFE Cure. with the consent Of
the physicians and reports, the physicians
say that he will be perfectly sCeII."
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Tit for Tat.

A country parson was indiscreet
enough to tell his village tailor that
when he wanted a good coat he always
went to Boston. Continuing the con-
versation he asked the tailor if he ever
went to church. "Oh yes was the
reply, when | want to hear a good
sermon l go to Boston
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Chicago,

MR. K. BROWN 322l Woodward Ave, De.
troit. Mich . injured his back from rail.
Was confined to his h.i for six weeks. The
fall injured his kidneys. producing in
tense suffering Warner SAFE Cure re-
stored his Kidneys TO their natural
condition. and he writes Il am nov eighty
years Of age, smart and dcfire."
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San FRANCISCO, I.242,946
J. Q. ELKINS Evansville, y. g. suffered
for ten years from GFarcl. which at
tackled him ereFU Si.r months. tie
lost 10 pounds in three months, AMI his
strength was nearly gone. After a
thorough use Of Warmers SAFE DGbefss
Cure he reports, = am as HeU as
PreF urdS. after using fourteen bottles"
- a.E noG zo0 SIc
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-20

DIR. Morse. physician at Marine Hos
pital. Baltimore. Md, found Red Star
Cough Cure harmless and most effect
i've remedy in the cure of coughs. He
recommends it especially for children
who are irritable and obstinate, as
pleasant to take and prompt in its
effect. Price, twenty-five cents
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IRIS J r RIICHEY a53 9Th Ave Louis-
vile by /, ws,> a confirmed jIIFsfffs{ yOT-
eieTeH BeGI-S. just living. and hourly
eTIccfigB dcdfh. Vas c.ufae.i 70 bed
ten months each y-sr Was attended BY
the best yIitgNiciGES. Her let, -iIe was
TDHEsFfU-sd. Could neither eat sleep.
nor .lJ.y i.e The doctors ~aii -he vas
trou - with TeI8dle complaints
bGt Sire WIS Statistic her s. lines, were af-
fertet UEier the operation of Warmers
SAFE cure she passed large stone Or
ca,rrsIls. AMI Iu Nov. l~--.. reported. Am
today ~ trcU a. IsIeH girl"
lew York State. 3.870.773
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PAM WHEAT

Take half cup OF pearl wheat, two cups
OF milk and four cups Of water, with a scanttsa-
spoonful OF salt. Let the milk and water
boil mp IN sa eepHn on the stove, then stir in
the wheat and salt. Put the wheat Inside the ket-
tie of II steamer TO cook, pouring boiling water
IN the outside kettle around IL. Boil two hours
Let the steamer stasd all night on the bscA OF
the range, and in the morning heat it up grad
nally just before serving. This can also be
done with oatme N
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-20

Look out for frauds, see that you get the
genuine. Take no other. The label on
every bottle of the old, original and
genuine Aliens "Iron Tonic Bitters,' which
have proved such grand success, bears the
signature Of J. 2. Allen, st. Paul, 3finn.
Look out. The cOuD y is flooded with
limitations.
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FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
YoU nIDE A WEE.

The skipper stood on the windy pier,
80, mate, he said ''set every sail;
For love is sweet II true and dear,
But bitter is love il love must fail. .
''No hurry, skipper, TO put TO sea;
The wind is foul and the water low;
But the, tide will tarn II you waita wee. =.
And you'll get Yes where You got No. .
The skipper turned again witha smile,
And he found his love in q better mood;
For she had had time 10 think the while;
II shall lind ten worse for one as good
So the tide had turned and he got Yea"
The sails were filed and the wind was fair,
Don't limit the pleasant words pray:
They are for everyone everywhere.
The tide will turn IL you wait wee,
And goods not lost IL bnt deferred;
Supposing your plans have gone a-gley,
Don't flee away like frighted bird.
Say that you've asked a favor in vain,
Tomorrow may be a better day,
The tide OF fortune will tnrn again,
And you'll get Yes where you got Nay "
The tide will turn II the thing you mind
Is worth the waiting and worth the COST
II you seek and seek until you Ind,
Then your labor will never be lost.
For waiting Is often working you see,
And though the water may now be low
The tide will tnrn IL you bide wee,
And you'll get ayes" where you got ''No.'
-HdFpep'S UeeklV